{"id":83029,"date":"2026-09-07T22:10:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T14:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=83029"},"modified":"2026-09-07T22:10:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T14:10:54","slug":"sentient-testicles-exist-in-james-gunns-dc-universe-dont-act-surprised","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=83029","title":{"rendered":"Sentient Testicles Exist in James Gunn\u2019s DC Universe. Don\u2019t Act Surprised"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><strong>Full spoilers follow for <\/strong><u><strong>Lanterns<\/strong><\/u><strong> Episode 4, \u201cThe Weenie,\u201d including everything you need to know about the smartest testicles in the DCU!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">In this week\u2019s episode of Lanterns, there\u2019s a funny scene where Garret Dillahunt\u2019s William Macon disrobes in front of his captive guests, Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) and John Stewart (Aaron Pierre), so that John can draw a sketch of him. Yes, a nude sketch. While Macon retrieves John\u2019s drawing supplies for him, an uncomfortable Hal says to his partner, \u201cI\u2019ve seen some shit. Even been to a planet with sentient testicles. But this is weird, right?\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Yes, Hal. It is weird. But you know, it\u2019s not as weird as <em>a planet with sentient testicles<\/em>. You\u2019ve been Green Lanterning for too long if you don\u2019t realize that!<\/p>\n<section class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\">\n<aside class=\"card jsx-2310533475 jsx-1178573261 box\" data-cy=\"aside\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><strong>More From Oa: <\/strong><u><strong>Lanterns Episode 4 Review<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/section>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">It\u2019s nothing more than a fun moment in the episode, but it also highlights a recurring approach to James Gunn\u2019s DC Universe that Lanterns showrunner <u>Chris Mundy<\/u> and his fellow executive producers <u>Damon Lindelof and Tom King<\/u> have taken. Namely, they talk a lot about all the aliens out there, but they really don\u2019t show much of them at all. Let\u2019s dig in a bit on all of this.<\/p>\n<h2 data-cy=\"title2\" class=\"title2 jsx-1903782357 jsx-3735650234\">Does DC Comics Have a Planet of, Uh, Sentient Testicles?<\/h2>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Well, the answer to this one is\u2026 maybe kinda sorta? While we can take Hal at his word here that the movie\/TV universe features a world where living, thinking, presumably talking <em>balls <\/em>exist, the comic books don\u2019t quite go there.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">That said, there is a race called the Noc&#8217;sagians (nut-sack-ians?) who could be said to look like testicles, albeit testicles with arms and legs and faces. One member of this race is a fellow named Galius Zed, who is actually the Green Lantern of his sector (Space Sector 1123 for those who are wondering). Then there\u2019s also Zilius Zox, another Noc&#8217;sagian and a member of the mean old Red Lantern Corps. Guy Gardner \u2013 who\u2019s played by Nathan Fillion in the DCU \u2013 has even been known to refer to Zox as a <u>\u201ctesticle with teeth.\u201d<\/u> But in the nicest way possible!<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-313219616\"><span><img alt=\"null\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image article-image article-image-full-size jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/span><\/figure>\n<p><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Then looking to what is presumably a different live-action DC universe, the <u>late, lamented Doom Patrol<\/u>, which was also an HBO show (actually HBO Max after debuting on the also late DC Universe streaming service), featured a creature that\u2019s come to be known as the Testicle Monster. While of unknown origin, the critter nonetheless plagued the non-heroes of that show in the final episode of its third season, \u201cAmends Patrol.\u201d \u201cThat&#8217;s not a monster,\u201d said Cliff Steele\/Robotman. \u201cThat&#8217;s a big nut sack with demon pubes.\u201d Cannot deny.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-313219616\"><span><img alt=\"null\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image article-image article-image-full-size jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/span><\/figure>\n<p><\/output><\/p>\n<h2 data-cy=\"title2\" class=\"title2 jsx-1903782357 jsx-3735650234\">How Many Alien Races Have Been Revealed in Lanterns?<\/h2>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Well, it\u2019s hard to answer this one, but \u201ca lot\u201d is probably a fair statement, since the very existence of the Green Lantern Corps implies an untold number of alien worlds exist out in space. So putting aside the bigger DCU, which includes Kryptonians \u2013 of which we know there\u2019s at least a man, a girl, and a dog \u2013 anyone revealed in Peacemaker Season 2 or Creature Commandos, and allllll the crazy aliens seen in the Supergirl movie, there have still been a bunch mentioned on Lanterns. But again, these various alien races are often discussed and rarely seen. Among them are:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li>The Guardians of the Universe (Laura Linney represent)<\/li>\n<li>Manhunters (technically robots or androids, they are sentient and also from space so\u2026)<\/li>\n<li>Korugarans (Sinestro\u2019s race)<\/li>\n<li>The race that Antaan (Paul Ben-Victor) and his followers are members of<\/li>\n<li>Ungarans (Abin Sur\u2019s race)<\/li>\n<li>H&#8217;lvenites (the race that the squirrel-like Green Lantern Ch&#8217;p hails from)<\/li>\n<li>Mogo (a living planet and a Green Lantern who \u201cdoesn\u2019t socialize\u201d according to Hal in Episode 2 \u2013 which is also a reference to an Alan Moore\/Dave Gibbons GL story)<\/li>\n<li>Bolovaxians (Green Lantern Kilowog\u2019s race \u2013 we see a sketch of Kilowog in young John\u2019s room)<\/li>\n<li>Sentient testicles (actual name unknown!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">I might have missed some, so yell at me in the comments and let me know.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-slideshow\"><button type=\"button\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"\/><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Lanterns Images<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3027214138 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"mask:url(https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/RightChevron.272be43c.svg?cors=1) no-repeat center center \/ contain;background:currentColor\"\/><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">As for why we don\u2019t get to see many actual aliens in Lanterns, the answer is pretty obvious. This show isn\u2019t really about that stuff. Lanterns is about the uneasy alliance between Hal and John, and the manipulation that both have suffered by their parents (in John\u2019s case, although Episode 4 seems to hint that maybe Hal has experienced some of this as well) and the Guardians. Yes, we get to briefly see Laura Linney\u2019s Guardian Lianna in her alien form from behind, and Sinestro is here in all his pink glory, but generally the aliens on the show take human form to go undetected by those around them.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">And no doubt to save on HBO\u2019s budget too.<\/p>\n<p><span data-cy=\"poll-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Talk to Scott Collura <\/em><em>@scottcollura.bsky.social<\/em><em>, or listen to his <\/em><em>Star Trek podcast, Transporter Room 3<\/em><em>. Or do both!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/lanterns-sentient-testicles-exist-in-james-gunns-dc-universe-dont-act-surprised\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Full spoilers follow for Lanterns Episode 4, \u201cThe Weenie,\u201d including everything you need to know about the smartest testicles in the DCU! 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